Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2019

The Board has determined that additional medical records are needed to properly evaluate the Veteran's claims, and remands for further development are ordered.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified depressive and anxiety disorders, but denied service connection for PTSD. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service experiences and current diagnoses.

The Veteran's psychiatric condition is being remanded for a new examination to determine if it is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board has granted service connection for a right hip condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder, both related to the Veteran's military service. Service connection was denied for a sinus cavity injury and TBI.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability renders her substantially confined to her dwelling and immediate premises, qualifying for special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.

The Board has decided to remand both claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a back disability due to the need for additional VA examinations and consideration of new evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion and requests for an examination by a fee-based medical professional at the Veteran's prison.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board cannot adjudicate the merits of the claims as he died during the pendency of the appeal.

The reduction of the Veteran's disability rating from 50 percent to noncompensable for his acquired psychiatric disability is void ab initio and has been restored.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service treatment records are incomplete and needs to be verified. Additionally, a remand is required to obtain VA treatment records from 1982 to 1986 and to provide an adequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran’s lymphoma.

The Veteran's initial disability rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and depression, was denied prior to October 25, 2017. The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability (anxiety disorder) and narcolepsy have been granted service connection. However, the rating for his low back disability remains at 40 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for groin disability, tinnitus, acquired psychiatric disorder (including schizophrenia), and hypertension are remanded due to a lack of VA examination records. The Veteran served in active duty from August 1979 to August 1983.

The Board has remanded the claim due to inadequate VA examinations and a need for further examination to determine if any depression is etiologically related to, incurred in, or aggravated by service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including right shoulder, left shoulder, neck, ankle, foot, and sleep apnea disorders. Service connection was also denied for diabetes mellitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's current diagnoses were not established during or within the applicable presumptive period.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a diagnosed condition or credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected. The issues of service connection for bilateral ankle tendinitis and hearing loss are remanded due to inadequate VA examination reports. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD with anxiety disorder and unspecified depressive disorder, is also remanded.

The Board has granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for gastrointestinal disability and psychiatric disability resulting from a fall at VA in July 2012, but denied compensation for respiratory disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to issues related to service connection, including obtaining missing records and providing VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for unspecified psychotic disorder, schizophrenia, asthma (bronchial), and anxiety disorder. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.